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. >> a walk through history with civil rights icon john lewis. >>> good morning, welcome to the program. we have lots to get to today but first, some news since your morning papers. hundreds of protesters are camped out in london today as the occupy wall street protests continue to spread around the world. the most dramatic scenes this weekend come from rome where protests erupted in violence and riot police fought to contain the mayhem. >>> in the south pole efforts are under way to save a sick american woman stranded there. renee douceur who manages a research station believes she suffered a stroke in august. the treacherous weather hampered efforts to rescue her but two planes on the way to fly her to safety in new zealand. >>> in washington, thousands are expected to converge on the mall for the dedication of the martin luther king memorial. president obama is slated to speak and we'll have much more on the historic moment later in the program. >>> in politics this week, the republican candidates faced off in another much-hyped debate and the spotlight shone on the pizza mogul with
. >> a walk through history with civil rights icon john lewis. >>> good morning, welcome to the program. we have lots to get to today but first, some news since your morning papers. hundreds of protesters are camped out in london today as the occupy wall street protests continue to spread around the world. the most dramatic scenes this weekend come from rome where protests erupted in violence and riot police fought to contain the mayhem. >>> in the south pole efforts are...
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that's what civil rights has become for much of the left. >> immigrant rights aren't civil rights? >> no. i think civil rights are for blacks. >> this is essentially the problem. >> what have we done to the immigrants? we owe black people something. >> most of us, either immigrants or are the descendants of immigrants -- but we understand in this country, making so difficult for immigrants that they have to leave. or the dream act, you know, vetoing, threatening to veto the dream act, which romney has said, again and again, we have governor romney who is basically taking a position that's anti, the fastest growing segment of the population. >> if republicans are so far away from latinos they're going to lose not only this election, they might lose the white house for the future. >> that's why they're dropping blacks and moving on to the hispanics. jorge, i can't disagree with you when you're attacking president obama. but i think the point on immigration is you can open borders or a welfare state. you can't have both. when you have a big government giving out benefits for all sort
that's what civil rights has become for much of the left. >> immigrant rights aren't civil rights? >> no. i think civil rights are for blacks. >> this is essentially the problem. >> what have we done to the immigrants? we owe black people something. >> most of us, either immigrants or are the descendants of immigrants -- but we understand in this country, making so difficult for immigrants that they have to leave. or the dream act, you know, vetoing, threatening to...
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. >> but civil rights changed that. as far as we know. >> 1884, a prominent republican described the democratic party the party as rum, it took a century for the republican party to win the catholic vote. >> during this convention, mormons were always democrats, because the moral act of 1862, the land grant college act also outlawed polygamy. that was a republican congress. >> that's why the democratic party is ahead of history. when you say latinos this is party for you and that's a growing demographic. when it talks about gays in this country, that denies you equal medical rights, equal immigration rights, this is a party that's basically saying we're going to create an equal path to success. and include everyone in america. >> regardless of the jobs numbers. >> it's not a matter of individual speeches. it's not about strategic positioning. the republican party is where it is because that's where the base is. they had to appeal to their base. by and large is elderly white people arguing with empty chairs. >> you paid
. >> but civil rights changed that. as far as we know. >> 1884, a prominent republican described the democratic party the party as rum, it took a century for the republican party to win the catholic vote. >> during this convention, mormons were always democrats, because the moral act of 1862, the land grant college act also outlawed polygamy. that was a republican congress. >> that's why the democratic party is ahead of history. when you say latinos this is party for you...
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rights issue, education. >> absolutely. >> but of course many in the civil rights movement, amongst the minorities and blacks here are saying that, in fact, we should be giving -- you should be giving the stimulus money not based on performance and innovative proposals but based on need because there's such a need. how did you deal with that in your schools? michelle? >> well, first of all, i mean we totally disagree with the notion that the right thing to do in terms of putting resources into the school districts is to continue the formula funding of the past that has completely failed children and particularly poor and minority children in this country. what the secretary and the president have done through race to the top is said we're going to incent innovation. we don't want to maintain the status quo. we want people who are going to be aggressive about really reforming their districts and who are serious about that and we're going to give the resources to those states and to those districts and i think that this idea that somehow by just continuing to give all of the districts
rights issue, education. >> absolutely. >> but of course many in the civil rights movement, amongst the minorities and blacks here are saying that, in fact, we should be giving -- you should be giving the stimulus money not based on performance and innovative proposals but based on need because there's such a need. how did you deal with that in your schools? michelle? >> well, first of all, i mean we totally disagree with the notion that the right thing to do in terms of...
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the fact is civil rights and the discussion of civil rights does not stop merely because we have economic issues to think about, as well. of course, economics will dictate at the end of the day november's outcome. but the notion that we would stall on civil rights issues that are of enormous magnitude and how we define ourselves is wrong as a society, and i think as a subsidiary point to that, the public's got to understand there are two components to marriage, one is the civil defined by government, the other is the religious where denominations, of course, have the right to recognize or not. none of this has to do with whether a denomination recognizes a same-sex marriage. the president is saying, as i said as governor, others have said around the nation, two people should be able to enter a civil relationship of love that goes on forever. >> and, maggie, one of the reasons this changed, that's been driven out in the country, public opinion has had a massive shift just in the last six years. >> yeah, it's been incredible. pollsters say they haven't seen any other issue with such fast mo
the fact is civil rights and the discussion of civil rights does not stop merely because we have economic issues to think about, as well. of course, economics will dictate at the end of the day november's outcome. but the notion that we would stall on civil rights issues that are of enormous magnitude and how we define ourselves is wrong as a society, and i think as a subsidiary point to that, the public's got to understand there are two components to marriage, one is the civil defined by...
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the same with lyndon johnson, when he was trying to get a civil rights bill passed, he called a senator, who had an african-american mistress, called the senator, really, hope you support this bill. >> well, i mean, mrs. kennedy was young and hurting when she recorded these interviews and the truth is, she was wrong about president johnson and the civil rights bill probably wouldn't have gotten passed with president kennedy. it did take johnson's ability to deal with the senate, not just in those kinds of ways, but also his knowledge of the institution and the members of it. i think that's president obama's biggest problem is that he's really -- >> it's almost a chore. >> it's a chore, apparently, and he's so inexperienced dealing with the legislative branch that it's very difficult for him to be able to knock any heads. >> one of the stories this week was advice that was given by james carville to president obama. he basically said in that famous memo that he wrote, that fire the economic team, indict wall street barons. fight like a democrat and stick to the script. is that going to b
the same with lyndon johnson, when he was trying to get a civil rights bill passed, he called a senator, who had an african-american mistress, called the senator, really, hope you support this bill. >> well, i mean, mrs. kennedy was young and hurting when she recorded these interviews and the truth is, she was wrong about president johnson and the civil rights bill probably wouldn't have gotten passed with president kennedy. it did take johnson's ability to deal with the senate, not just...
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. >> civil rights used to be a nonpartisan issue. it wasn't black or white or left versus right. i keep telling republicans it was republicans that brought that -- >> the johnson tapes when johnson was ready to sign the civil rights bill. it was dead of summer. he's saying to his aides, make sure that the republicans are here. i'm not going to sign this without dirkson being in the room. they had so much to do with it. >> dirkson, the leader of the senate, the republican, made the last speech. he quoted victor hugo. nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come. that's the way the republicans in the senate acted. >> i think they should sit down. i don't know what she drinks. >> he would say i don't want to get into this. >> i know they could find a common language to talk about the future if they would talk to one another. >> maureen dowd suggests that shirley sherrod should be offered a job if the white house. the first black president should expand, beyond his campaign security blanket, the smug kor don of overprotective white guys surrounding him. he should give her a
. >> civil rights used to be a nonpartisan issue. it wasn't black or white or left versus right. i keep telling republicans it was republicans that brought that -- >> the johnson tapes when johnson was ready to sign the civil rights bill. it was dead of summer. he's saying to his aides, make sure that the republicans are here. i'm not going to sign this without dirkson being in the room. they had so much to do with it. >> dirkson, the leader of the senate, the republican, made...
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under the civil rights statutes. because he has challenged the arizona, you know, discriminatory immigration law. because he has refused to implement the discriminatory anti-marriage law. so, you know, eric holder has shown a lot of backbone in the justice department and the republicans hate it. so, what do they do? they call for his resignation. they throw at him document request that are impossible to respond to. they throw more and more at him to distract him from doing the things that actually the president and the people hired him to do. >> let the record show, the supreme court, with justice john paul stephens, there's no controversial flaw in the photo i.d. law. >> 13 states, george, have instituted new statutes since the republicans took over those states since 2010, purely for the purpose of limiting vote. >> to legal voters. >>> let's take a turn to the big news that's coming down the pike. supreme court decisions. i hear some congressional sound on this issue. >> court throws out the entire law and the hou
under the civil rights statutes. because he has challenged the arizona, you know, discriminatory immigration law. because he has refused to implement the discriminatory anti-marriage law. so, you know, eric holder has shown a lot of backbone in the justice department and the republicans hate it. so, what do they do? they call for his resignation. they throw at him document request that are impossible to respond to. they throw more and more at him to distract him from doing the things that...
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rights era. this could really help rick perry. >> well, as you say rick is a former democrat. it proves why we believe in redemption. >> oh, go lsu tigers! >> governor, before we leave you, how much is at stake for him in this next debate? this week, he zoomed to the top, he had some questionable performances since. >> well, i mean, the way the press has made a big deal about the debate previously, it means the stakes are higher. i'm not sure that every voter is struck the same way. but the press coverage, the prism is through which voters see candidates. when somebody is not very well known and the press keeps saying they did badly, they did badly, it matters. so the stakes are higher >> governor, thank you very much indeed. is it just the press coverage, peggy and matt, or does the governor really need to pull something out of the hat on tuesday? >> governor perry? oh, he started off unsteady when people are looking for steady. interestingly enough, presidential debates, presidential-nominating
rights era. this could really help rick perry. >> well, as you say rick is a former democrat. it proves why we believe in redemption. >> oh, go lsu tigers! >> governor, before we leave you, how much is at stake for him in this next debate? this week, he zoomed to the top, he had some questionable performances since. >> well, i mean, the way the press has made a big deal about the debate previously, it means the stakes are higher. i'm not sure that every voter is struck...
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. >> young women don't know that the civil rights bill got them jobs but they do know title ix got them sports opportunities. >> what's your take on the last two weeks? >> the last two weeks, you know how you i felt about the opening ceremonies, where i felt that england had to say, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for watching. we don't like ourselves very much and we don't like ourselves, either. now we're showing the queen out of the helicopter. that having been said, we all get sucked into watching it. at certain point, you put on the tv and someone is doing something extraordinary. my favorite moment, felix sanchez of the dominican republic, won the gold for the men's 400 meters hurdle. he had been brought up by his grandmother, she had died, he had run with her picture on him, he won, he wept, i wept. >> "your voice this week" is coming right up. thank you all. >>> but first -- three moments from this week in history. what year was it? nancy pelosi made history. >> i'm very proud that they had the encourage to vote for a woman for speaker of the house. >> the situation in iraq is u
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lbj didn't lead the civil rights movement. you had a head of state there. when people began to express themselves did you get real change. my book is about getting young people back involved. the real issue for these young people, how do you get the middle jobs? college is becoming unaffordable. you got a whole generation falling off the cliff. if the president or any politician, picks up the issue, how can we get this younger class into the middle class? they'll win the election. >> i think it's had a very influence on the republican party. and it was a genuine grassroots movement. unlike i might add, the pro-obama care protesters outside the supreme court this week. i do not think that it's true. someone here said about the base. that the tea party doesn't support mitt romney. >> until the last several weeks. >> in michigan, the people who hate the tea party were most likely to vote for rick santorum. >> in the meantime, there are a lot of protests still this week coming out of the shooting of trayvon martin down in florida. all questions raised after the
lbj didn't lead the civil rights movement. you had a head of state there. when people began to express themselves did you get real change. my book is about getting young people back involved. the real issue for these young people, how do you get the middle jobs? college is becoming unaffordable. you got a whole generation falling off the cliff. if the president or any politician, picks up the issue, how can we get this younger class into the middle class? they'll win the election. >> i...
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instead she cast her vote for the civil rights hero congressman john lewis. clearly she didn't expect this nor did her close friends and supporters. linda lopez is an arizona state senator and was one of giffords' bridesmaids. >> i have to tell you that one of the most horrific things was when it came across the news on the tv at the er waiting room that she had died, we didn't find out until several minutes later, probably 15, 20 minutes later that she was, in fact, alive. so it's been a real roller coaster of emotions for us. i'm very hopeful for her but i have to tell you when i look at the tv and i see her picture, i get very emotional about it. it's a real hard thing to deal with. >> reporter: but violence or at least violent rhetoric to some extent comes with the territory. arizona has been a tinderbox of anger, especially on immigration. >> go home, illegals. >> reporter: and health care, and giffords has been in the thick of it. even when the crowds were decidedly hostile. >> well, darling of obama who follows everything he does. >> reporter: giffords
instead she cast her vote for the civil rights hero congressman john lewis. clearly she didn't expect this nor did her close friends and supporters. linda lopez is an arizona state senator and was one of giffords' bridesmaids. >> i have to tell you that one of the most horrific things was when it came across the news on the tv at the er waiting room that she had died, we didn't find out until several minutes later, probably 15, 20 minutes later that she was, in fact, alive. so it's been a...
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. >> reporter: the first lady evoked a joint struggle for racial equality, the civil rights struggle in u.s., fight against apartheid in south africa. >> the story of young people, who marched until their feet were raw, who risked and sacrificed everything they had, it is because of them, that i stand before you, as first lady of the united states of america. [ applause ] >> reporter: and for sasha and malia, a chance to see this part of the world and this time, a chance for the world to see them. >> you have so protected your daughters from the media glare, admirably so, but when they red "the cat in the hat" there were so many children smiling and ad "the cat in the hat" there were so many children smiling and so many people at home listening to their voices carefully. >> that is what the cat said -- >> no, no. make that cat go away. tell the cat in the hat you do not want to play. >> this was a real opportunity to see how the girls have grown. >> i look at them in the same way, and think, wow, you guys have grown up, and you're so poised, and you're so sweet. there's that motherly
. >> reporter: the first lady evoked a joint struggle for racial equality, the civil rights struggle in u.s., fight against apartheid in south africa. >> the story of young people, who marched until their feet were raw, who risked and sacrificed everything they had, it is because of them, that i stand before you, as first lady of the united states of america. [ applause ] >> reporter: and for sasha and malia, a chance to see this part of the world and this time, a chance for...
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. >> the consensus was, lot of people were against civil rights marches. most white people disagreed and now they wouldn't. how about truth? how about a tradition that's worthy of defense? how about openness to people? >> you don't have to impose diversity on them. but you could boycott them. you can say, we're not going to be a sponsor. >> we only have a few minutes left. i want to get to the topic that we addressed at the top of this segment, which is hillary clinton as a possible 2016 presidential candidate. she has said that she's not interested in doing this. david, is this serious? do people want her to run? >> we certainly do. we can't get enough of it in the press. we hope this comes true. i talked to clinton insider this week, everyone in her world think she has made the decision not to run. she speaks very differently about it. she's quite serious about not returning to public life when she's done with her role as secretary of state. they understand we'll never tire about talking about this. >> peggy? >> i think it's an inevitable conversation. i
. >> the consensus was, lot of people were against civil rights marches. most white people disagreed and now they wouldn't. how about truth? how about a tradition that's worthy of defense? how about openness to people? >> you don't have to impose diversity on them. but you could boycott them. you can say, we're not going to be a sponsor. >> we only have a few minutes left. i want to get to the topic that we addressed at the top of this segment, which is hillary clinton as a...
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that's when dwight eisenhower signed the civil rights act. ronald reagan forged a bipartisan compromise on tax reform in his sixth. and bill clinton did the same with the balanced budget act that put the country on road to a surplus in 1997. send in your questions on twitter and james and mary are going to stick around to answer your tweets for this week's web extra. >>> that is all for us today. thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us. check out "world news" with david muir tonight and i'll see you tomorrow on "good morning america." ♪ [ man ] we've been in t the business or the course of four centuries. [ woman ] it was a family business back then, and it still feels like a family business now. the only people who knew about us were the in new england, that moment that we got our first web order... ♪ ...we could tell we were on the verge of something macal. all of a ensudden it just felt like things were changing. we can use this to advertise to bakers everywhere.
that's when dwight eisenhower signed the civil rights act. ronald reagan forged a bipartisan compromise on tax reform in his sixth. and bill clinton did the same with the balanced budget act that put the country on road to a surplus in 1997. send in your questions on twitter and james and mary are going to stick around to answer your tweets for this week's web extra. >>> that is all for us today. thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us. check out "world news" with...
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rights of iranians, and, remember, when president obama came into office, he extended his hand, i mean very clearly and quite unprecedentally to the iranian leadership, and said, we would be willing to have a diplomatic engagement with you. i think the sanctions that have been endorsed and now are being implemented by the international community, you know, demonstrates our engagement, because, you know, we've said to the iranians all along, we have two tracks, we have the pressure track, and we have the engagement diplomatic track. and we still remain open to that diplomacy, but it's been very clear that the iranians don't want to engage with us, and the final point i would make is, you know, we are trying to be effective as we help those inside iran. we get -- and i meet with iranian experts, and we get different advice. we get some who say, you know, full speed ahead, don't worry about it, just say whatever you have to say. others will say, don't do that. this is a very delicate balance, so we try to walk that line. >> does it concern you that so many iranians after the election, so
rights of iranians, and, remember, when president obama came into office, he extended his hand, i mean very clearly and quite unprecedentally to the iranian leadership, and said, we would be willing to have a diplomatic engagement with you. i think the sanctions that have been endorsed and now are being implemented by the international community, you know, demonstrates our engagement, because, you know, we've said to the iranians all along, we have two tracks, we have the pressure track, and we...
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that's the civil rights issue in our country. >> so their goal is to make students college ready, and they're funding school programs that boost student involvement, reduce class size and enhance the performance of teachers. where do you think education can make a change and a difference? >> well, the biggest thing would be is if teachers were getting lots of feedback about what they're doing well and what they're not doing well, and if the incentive system encouraged them to teach other teachers when they're doing it well, to learn from others, and so the average quality would go up. >> bill and melinda gates have just returned from tennessee where they gave $90 million to help overhaul that state's school system. >> we talk to about ten teachers who were willing to be videoed in the public school system in memphis and they say -- some have been teachers for a long time. and they say, watch my video with me. you sit down and watch the video. they say, look at this. i was doing great teaching this lesson and look when i lost that boy in the back of the classroom. look when i lost that
that's the civil rights issue in our country. >> so their goal is to make students college ready, and they're funding school programs that boost student involvement, reduce class size and enhance the performance of teachers. where do you think education can make a change and a difference? >> well, the biggest thing would be is if teachers were getting lots of feedback about what they're doing well and what they're not doing well, and if the incentive system encouraged them to teach...
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the hard hats after the civil rights revolution. they said it's more than just race. same thing now. we're talking about deficits and big spending and all. there's a backlash against obama's election. that, some people say, looks racist. >> what the vice president said was that he didn't think the tea party movement was racist but that there were racist elements of it. i think anybody that watches the parades and sees the photographs can say there are individuals that are part of the movement who say things that are racist. in fact, martin and meckler the tea party organizers, said, like all movements, the tea party has its fringe. as patriots, we'll continue to condemn the fringe. and any expression of racism or bigotry. we hope that the obama party and the liberal left will do the same. that is an acknowledgment that they, too, see racism in some of these events. >> and a very important one. i don't understand why this is difficult. forget about the leadership of the tea party movement. put them aside for a moment. any member of the powerful promising and very relev
the hard hats after the civil rights revolution. they said it's more than just race. same thing now. we're talking about deficits and big spending and all. there's a backlash against obama's election. that, some people say, looks racist. >> what the vice president said was that he didn't think the tea party movement was racist but that there were racist elements of it. i think anybody that watches the parades and sees the photographs can say there are individuals that are part of the...
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and mexico, a civil war. we have journalists killed there left, right and center all the time and civilians. and the situation, my favorite, the sudan. >> you just got back a couple weeks ago. >> i just got back. and china, we have one guy. and we don't want to touch his toes. so i think there are a lot more worldly events come november that are going to overshadow him saying i, i, i, and he would have been martyr if all he did was praise the s.e.a.l.s. >> those persons are africans, we have point out. >> but china is in there. and if you want to be selfish, china is going in there, 6% of china's oil, they are interested in it. they are building the roads and doing the infrastructure. and china is going to go to the initial market and we are going pay for it that way. >> speaking of chen, is this a reality check about our alliance with the china. >> it's a wake-up call to the nasty regime we are dealing with. i'm not just talking about forced sterilizations and the forced abortions. but the rule of law. since
and mexico, a civil war. we have journalists killed there left, right and center all the time and civilians. and the situation, my favorite, the sudan. >> you just got back a couple weeks ago. >> i just got back. and china, we have one guy. and we don't want to touch his toes. so i think there are a lot more worldly events come november that are going to overshadow him saying i, i, i, and he would have been martyr if all he did was praise the s.e.a.l.s. >> those persons are...
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. >> we have two dangers right now. one is that the civil liberties of muslim americans will be even more eroded. two, and more broadly. we'll wake up one day and realize that the america we like to celebrate, the america we point to people around the world when we look down on them and say, we're a democracy, we believe in human rights. that, in fact, all of that, with the exception of this group. and that's a very dangerous slippery slope to go down. >> and in new york city yesterday, 9/11 ceremonies were marked by protests for and against plans to build the islamic center nearby. the imam in charge of the project says he has no intention of moving it right now, or of meeting with the controversial pastor who wants to burn korans. i sat down with imam feisal abdul rauf. for an exclusive interview. imam, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> are you going to keep the center at park 51? >> the decisions we make will be predicated on what is best for everybody? . >> how will you decide that? >> it's be
. >> we have two dangers right now. one is that the civil liberties of muslim americans will be even more eroded. two, and more broadly. we'll wake up one day and realize that the america we like to celebrate, the america we point to people around the world when we look down on them and say, we're a democracy, we believe in human rights. that, in fact, all of that, with the exception of this group. and that's a very dangerous slippery slope to go down. >> and in new york city...
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said egypt has this long, proud culture and civilization of leading the arab world. does this have a domino effect? >> yeah, i think so, definitely. definitely. >> perhaps the change, it's not to look at are we going to see revolutionary change in these countries but rather we're seeing a new style of politics in a lot of these countries. in other words, you can take to the streets to press your demands and thought islamist movements were the only vehicle of change in the arab world. we've seen in egypt and we've seen in tunisia, mass protests in the street can demand changes in the governments that rule them. >> you mentioned islamist movements. david, certainly in the united states right now from the administration to the punditocraccy, people are concerned because they see iran as their template, and they think, oh, my goodness, this is going to be a fundamentalist revolution, regime. what are the fears? >> i think it's extremism. they look to lebanon, hezbollah and in gaza hamas and on the one hand you have president obama coming here, a short time ago, telling t
said egypt has this long, proud culture and civilization of leading the arab world. does this have a domino effect? >> yeah, i think so, definitely. definitely. >> perhaps the change, it's not to look at are we going to see revolutionary change in these countries but rather we're seeing a new style of politics in a lot of these countries. in other words, you can take to the streets to press your demands and thought islamist movements were the only vehicle of change in the arab...
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exactly right. the only places we see in egypt, institutions that are powerful in the army and islamists which is why you need to buy time for civil society to catch up, the secular, liberal. there's gradations. you have to try to level the playing field. one thing we've learned that we should have. you can't rush democracy. particularly against the backdrop of the economic hardship we see. one of the things we've also got to do is introduce an economic element here. >> let me ask you another question. one of the things everybody said is unless you fix the israeli-palestinian problem, nothing will happen. but it looks like that's not fixable. even george mitchell, the special envoy has resigned. >> i agree that everything in the middle east is about the conflict. it's an important issue that they care about. especially now, that's not the only thing going on. egyptians care about what is going on in egypt. syrians care about what is going on in syria, et cetera. so i think, you know, it's -- in a wa
exactly right. the only places we see in egypt, institutions that are powerful in the army and islamists which is why you need to buy time for civil society to catch up, the secular, liberal. there's gradations. you have to try to level the playing field. one thing we've learned that we should have. you can't rush democracy. particularly against the backdrop of the economic hardship we see. one of the things we've also got to do is introduce an economic element here. >> let me ask you...
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and civility in a turbulent world. >>> welcome back. one of the big issues right now is the state of public discourse, civic discourse in this country. we're going to continue our roundtable on this issue. where does religion stand in trying to bring people together, in trying to have a civil public discourse on some of the huge issues that we have to solve as a country, as a civilization? cokie? >> well, one would hope that religion stands in the place of trying to make people come together on high ground, but the fact is is that there's lots of arguing and yelling and screaming, and it takes place among religion people in some cases inside churches. i don't want to go too far on this because keep in mind in this country we're not fighting with each other over religion, and that's happening in most parts of the world. >> precisely. we're not fighting necessarily over religion, but religion and faith and spirituality and scoring points for our own side comes into these political debates all the time. what can religious leaders, what can
and civility in a turbulent world. >>> welcome back. one of the big issues right now is the state of public discourse, civic discourse in this country. we're going to continue our roundtable on this issue. where does religion stand in trying to bring people together, in trying to have a civil public discourse on some of the huge issues that we have to solve as a country, as a civilization? cokie? >> well, one would hope that religion stands in the place of trying to make people...
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third, the catholic bishops, it serves them right. they're the ones who are really hot for obama care with a few exceptions. but they were all in favor, the government decides that they're going to make their health care choices for you. >> i think the bishops are going to make a mistake by doubling down. they want to insure that no provides a contraceptive. it's going to hurt -- this is revive agricultural war that republicans want. i think democrats are quite frustrated that we haven't talked about the assault on women's health. >> and i want to bring in liz cheney, is there a risk of overreach? you heard congressman paul ryan say, they have the votes to block this, with legislation that could effectively block contraception coverage overall the provision of that, will that put the republican party on the wrong side of what's a 90% issue? >> i don't see that, george. nobody is talking about preventing women getting contraception. for political expedience, the president was willing to look away from the first amendment. the whole iss
third, the catholic bishops, it serves them right. they're the ones who are really hot for obama care with a few exceptions. but they were all in favor, the government decides that they're going to make their health care choices for you. >> i think the bishops are going to make a mistake by doubling down. they want to insure that no provides a contraceptive. it's going to hurt -- this is revive agricultural war that republicans want. i think democrats are quite frustrated that we haven't...
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. >> thank you very much for your time this morning. >>> let's get right to the roundtable now. i'm joined by george will, donna brazile, matthew dowd, laura ingraham, lieutenant governor gavin newsom. hosts a show on current tv "gavin newsom. >>> let's talk about this fiscal cliff, one thing they both said is, george, that both sides want to address this before the election, about the only thing certain not to happen. >> exactly. which means, they'll have about seven weeks to prevent $8 trillion i guess over a decade of tax increases and spending cuts from hitting a fragile economy. but in discussing this, the word "debacle" is mandatory. we don't want to go through debacle that we had last august. with the increase of the debt ceiling. to which i say, what debacle? of course, it was untidy. >> the credit rating was downgraded. >> and what happened? liquidity flooded in. to our downgraded treasuries. and we sailed right on. what the president wanted at that time is a clean extension of the debt ceiling increase, which meant no restrain on spending. no supercommittee. nothing. >
. >> thank you very much for your time this morning. >>> let's get right to the roundtable now. i'm joined by george will, donna brazile, matthew dowd, laura ingraham, lieutenant governor gavin newsom. hosts a show on current tv "gavin newsom. >>> let's talk about this fiscal cliff, one thing they both said is, george, that both sides want to address this before the election, about the only thing certain not to happen. >> exactly. which means, they'll have...
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you think you got it right. >> i think he did get it right. i think the statement that should have received more criticism, was the president, when the president went into the rose gardens, 24 hours after the cairo embassy attack, rightly condemned the killing of our ambassador. in a situation in which an embassy has been attacked, the flag has been ripped down. the al qaeda flag has been flown. for the american president not to be mention it, sends a message to the radicals. we have had 3 1/2 years of obama policy. and it looks like a lot about whether you're talking about the mexico city in 2009, the cairo speech in 2009. the extent in which he's been apologizing for america. he's abandoned some of our key allies. he's attempted to appease our enemies, the iranians, for example, the russians. he's getting ready, as we watch these scenes unfold, to slash our defense. it includes over $20 million for embassy security. so, the president himself, got a terrible record on national security. and it's something clearly that governor romney to shoul
you think you got it right. >> i think he did get it right. i think the statement that should have received more criticism, was the president, when the president went into the rose gardens, 24 hours after the cairo embassy attack, rightly condemned the killing of our ambassador. in a situation in which an embassy has been attacked, the flag has been ripped down. the al qaeda flag has been flown. for the american president not to be mention it, sends a message to the radicals. we have had...
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. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> up next, i'll take an inside look at some of the new republicans in congress, their agenda, and how they view the calls for civility. >>> and later, our roundtable. with george will, paul krugman, matthew dowd, and donna brazile. so stay with us. [ male announcer ] a chicken coop: the unlikely birthplace of a fundamental idea. it's where ethel percy andrus found a retired teacher living because she could afford nothing else. ethel couldn't ignore the clear need for health and financial security. and it inspired her to found aarp. for over 50 years, we've continued that work, to help all americans pursue their best life. discover more of what we do, for every generation at aarp.org. >>> welcome back. as the new right came to washington and took the reins of power in the house, we were with them. we followed two new republican house members and a freshman senator, all swept to power by the tea party. this will be president obama's opposition. we talked to them abo
. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> up next, i'll take an inside look at some of the new republicans in congress, their agenda, and how they view the calls for civility. >>> and later, our roundtable. with george will, paul krugman, matthew dowd, and donna brazile. so stay with us. [ male announcer ] a chicken coop: the unlikely birthplace of a fundamental idea. it's where ethel percy andrus found a retired teacher living because she could afford nothing else. ethel...
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but the problem i have, and the republicans should understand, is that there's still an internal civil war going on within the republican party in washington state, in delaware, in colorado. many of the mainstream republican candidates have not endorsed the tea party candidates, that they have provided enthusiasm. they provide a lot of energy, an organization for the republican party, but we don't know yet if the republicans can heal those wounds and provide the kind of turnout -- >> i think if you gave most democrats truth serum, and you would ask which place they would rather be in, they would pick the republicans' place rather than their own place in the election. the problem for the class coming in for the republicans is for mitch mcconnell, who you just talked to, is his ability to herd them will be like herding quail. because these folks are coming to washington saying, i i'm not going to be part of this. i'm not going to listen to the leaders. i'm going to what the voters >> i wanted to ask because in today's newspaper, there is a quote by a senior republican, now,nsulhaaf the e
but the problem i have, and the republicans should understand, is that there's still an internal civil war going on within the republican party in washington state, in delaware, in colorado. many of the mainstream republican candidates have not endorsed the tea party candidates, that they have provided enthusiasm. they provide a lot of energy, an organization for the republican party, but we don't know yet if the republicans can heal those wounds and provide the kind of turnout -- >> i...